North View Cottage

North View Cottage

25 Aug 2014

Taking advice from the roofer, we have fitted mesh behind the gutter ventilation area to prevent wildlife from accessing the roof space, followed by installation of polystyrene foam insulation, in between the ceiling joists, in preparation for the plasterer' visit tomorrow.





Window Glazing

8 windows to be glazed by hubby and myself...the first one took 1.5 hours, and following windows approximately one hour each, experts by the time all were glazed and trimmed.









21 Aug 2014

Fitting roof and sky lantern

After much discussion we decided to employ a roofing company to fit the timber frame and roof lantern, and after seeing the amount of timber and quality of their work, we are really pleased we chose to go this route







By end of day one the roof construction is complete, and first coat of fibre glass coating has been applied and left to dry




Work completed end of day two, with second coat of fibreglass and roof lantern fitted and glazed






There followed some touch up painting and trimming by hubby




Fitting Woodwork to Conservatory

The next step in conservatory construction is to erect the woodwork panels etc.
First step is the fitting of the exterior and interior sills and door frame, followed by the installation of the window frames. As we are adapting the purchased units to fit into our plan, we needed to cut off 10mm down the length of several of the windows, to ensure the 5 windows fitted along the length of the conservatory. We hired a table saw to make this job easier.